Two people were arrested after a man was shot Saturday morning in Algiers.

The shooting was reported around 11:47 a.m. in the 4500 block of General Meyer Avenue, the New Orleans Police Department said.

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Officials said a man was shot in the abdomen and taken to a hospital. His condition has not been released.

The NOPD said officers arrested two men at the scene. Investigators said the two men were driving a gold Dodge Intrepid when they got into a verbal argument with the victim, who was driving a red Chevrolet, and began shooting at each other.

Additional information about the investigation has not been released. The identities of the two people who were arrested was not provided.